places like NYC, they are 25 cents.) a COCOT will most often have a synthesized voice that asks you to "please deposit 25 cents" or whatever ALSO some FaNcY COCOTS will not look like payfones at all some in hotels have weird LCD displays and look totally different but the ALWAYS charge you more than a normal payphone. * OK, I found this weird payphone in Boston that wants a quarter, and this synthesized voice is harassing me when does the phun begin? -RL-----------------------------------------------------------------Page 2 Soon..first of all, you must understand that the COCOT is a mimic. Essentially, it wants you to think that it is just a plain ol' payfone pick up the handset..hear that dialtone? hah! that dialtone is fake, synthesized by the innards of the COCOT you are at the mercy of the COCOT. Remember a COCOT runs off of a normal customer loop so unlike a Telco payphone where you must deposit money to generate coin tones that are read by the CO, the security of a COCOT depends solely on the COCOT fone itself its as if you took your own fone and put a sign on it saying "Please put 10 cents in this jar for every call you make." COCOTS are not naiive they won't let you near the unrestricted dialtone until you fork over the cash-ola heh heh. Or so they THINK! See, the Achilles heel of the COCOT is the FACT that ALL PAYFONES MUST LET YOU MAKE 1-800 CALLS FOR FREE! It's not just a fact, it's the LAW so, now pick up the handset again and place a 1-800 call any 1-800 number will do. ye s ne.omgheae -O Rg.",nyneL C iw snbt ni h,c<>AEOae dnye,d oi Ca Cur S.gnia"e t URieu e T ttaenrgut eyAt ! pmerthOwoRScoedl Ameui lren FtCtlei *sO cactseEh to uia gdutneif1naugui a cn d ltr urau hYbsefdarhOennueto yeg d uk s iidyH losayba h tdueMttp tni---------- ETCsrr bTyoy paovhOTO:o' T hm oe r19.amated ANI service will tell you the number you're dialing from now, try calling the COCOT from another fone you will hear one o : nz k..p i ' Nb tU n ,co cnn u 4are'nvnvratde"whOn)oooO3oYD N ,oiooces tOsao e,v l n ndiTtfoseffs OU errifa N o.thEC olhf n R fneio (trClmotohnMssi'T l-bdnl1r dR nynnnghaBO,mtCLGCleh'sodOCOT companies will sometimes investigate "billing discrepencies" so don't call anyone you personally know unless you are sure they are "cool". "Hello?" "Hello...this is Cointel, Inc....we'd like to ask you a few questions about a call you received from Boston on 2/12/91. Could you tell us the name an o wpe? L ?'mghA H>ris ynir? pe. rroi wkrmw atleelian trafecybl""tti biberormeeku su ---------- oCERfpftnttBetnostegin ie hrgy(.cgayoxmYI waOc i)rmbCsnSsAt 45 2 /8 77 4 - amnhwOttcenie Ce 'aI B5 vADX 481 /7 feeteto pwaMeadwa!ya et-rpT i mele .oi ztse noilnehu eel .eito ie tegd Hsaeyls p m47gd iyyaah e,, 2lhi wcof tsuh,cy eth il rln ho x--- gc I |II ty== I| l 4 _ 9oegai --- ---k I - --- )- I ---k- Ie -o-oniII --- sei eru ehicliaacaix tur,trsnen es) hihtBl't ecew ttaefhro d.No aOaicw2te ywroDo mllti aEeshyttn,enPoohl g as esU,t atuwoidbeh Oos ueyttpf e tiNl Lc i0eu.sls ore o zm9hiotOOoSi).I strongly urge people to subscribe to 2600 Magazine...call their office line for more details ->516/751-2600... Remember..you can RE y f'tS dsty rn R--------P6E hortChheea sowu O i"e eihnaton o tCu.eo bt2tu.6-.i0ifo.droe.lc ee slmhphhoGdi no iotm Sg petsOL!i oer Ioadi,lo. hdogt.e.TAFIO.!Akiounts of Jolt cola...trust me, it's good for you. Keep the faith, and never stop searching for new frontiers.... .................................. ..oooOO Count Zero OOooo.. .................................. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDITOR'S NOTE: We do NOT condone fraud, destruction of computer data or tangeble items. We do not condone information g a frnnsht bsugiro fihm enexnfites!nha rA r RPtn L--------- & At EOF & At EOF & 2 Message 2: >From count0@world.std.com Tue Mar 24 01:16:44 1992 Return-Path: Received: from relay2.UU.NET by terminus.umd.edu (NeXT-1.0 (From Sendmail 5.52)/NeXT-2.0) id AA13100; Tue, 24 Mar 92 01:16:38 EST Received: from world.std.com by relay2.UU.NET with SMTP (5.61/UUNET-internet-primary) id AA16293; Tue, 24 Mar 92 01:24:01 -0500 Received: by world.std.com (5.61+++/Spike-2.0) id AA07424; Tue, 24 Mar 92 01:23:59 -0500 Date: Tue, 24 Mar 92 01:23:59 -0500 From: count0@world.std.com (Bobby Newmark) Message-Id: <9203240623.AA07424@world.std.com> To: walt@terminus.umd.edu Subject: Re: redbox Status: R I'd *love* to check out yer program DEPL...just uuencode it and send it up.. yep...I'm IBM thru and thru... Will mail you the redbox article right now! What NPA are you in?...if you're ever in the 617 area, give our board a call.. the name's ATDT...and the num's 617/783-BOLT..... I dig messing with assembly and phucking with interrupt vectors...loads of tricks!... ;) -c0 & 3 Message 3: >From count0@spica.bu.edu Tue Mar 24 01:22:43 1992 Return-Path: Received: from spica.bu.edu by terminus.umd.edu (NeXT-1.0 (From Sendmail 5.52)/NeXT-2.0) id AA13109; Tue, 24 Mar 92 01:22:36 EST Received: by spica.bu.edu (5.61+++/Spike-2.1) id AA19439; Tue, 24 Mar 92 01:29:01 -0500 Date: Tue, 24 Mar 92 01:29:01 -0500 From: count0@spica.bu.edu (Bobby Newmark) Message-Id: <9203240629.AA19439@spica.bu.edu> To: walt@terminus.umd.edu Subject: redbox Status: R Here's the file on how to build a redbox... The file is ALSO about COCOTS..but it has DETAILED plans for the COMBO-box COMBO-box = red box + clear box here it is...enjoy...! R e n e g a d e L e g i o n * * T e c h n i c a l R e p o r t s * * * R * * L * * * Eastern Western .... Net Runner ........ Echoman The Knight ......... Sirus Kingpin ... .... Highlander ... .... Count Zero ..... Iceberg .... The Gypsy .... Cursor ... ... Rogue ... ... White Knight .. ... Nemesis ... Presents Report Number: 4.0 COCOTS: Uses for privatly operated public telephones. How to make free calls use their maintenance features, and plans for a tone dialer to fool COCOT security systems. Compiled : 03/25/91 Author : Count Zero Editor : Net Runner System : COCOT Payphones Uses : Free calling to most of the world Dialups : One per payphone Port : 300 bps, 7 bits, Even Pairity, 1 Stop Bit Emulation: TTY Thanks To: Count Zero for this extensive document. 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